Cadence's ACTION Film Fest Heads to William & Mary!
ACTION Film Festival to be featured at 2nd Annual Inclusive Inquiry Speaker Series
February 22-23, 2023
The Arts & Sciences Inclusive Inquiry Speaker Series brings transformational organizations and speakers to our community to explore shared values around DEI, engage with diverse perspectives, and enhance our inclusive teaching and research practices through community dialogue and collaboration.
In alignment with William & Mary's celebration of 2023-2024 as the Year of the Arts, the 2024 series will host a two-day film festival on February 22nd and 23rd featuring Cadence Theatre Company's Sitelines BLM ACTION short films. The festival's keynote speaker is director, writer, producer and William & Mary alumnus, Omar Kamara (Economics, '15). Omar's Mass Ave was selected in 2021 as a finalist at the HBO Short Film Competition at the American Black Film Festival (ABFF). His debut feature African Giants will premiere in 2024 at the Slamdance Film Festival. This event is free and open to the public.
Program Schedule
The Inclusive Inquiry Speaker Series Film Festival will take place in Commonwealth Auditorium in the Sadler Center.
Thursday, February 22, 2024
5:00 p.m. Screening of Sitelines BLM Films: Break, Bleach, Still Fighting
6:00 p.m. Screening of Mass Ave
6:30 p.m. Q&A with screenwriters Brittany Fisher, Margarette Joyner, dl Hopkins, and Omar S. Kamara
7:00 p.m. Welcome Table
8:00 p.m. Adjourn
Friday, February 23, 2024
4:30 p.m. Screening of African Giants
6:30 p.m. Keynote and Q&A
7:30 p.m. Reception
8:30 p.m. Adjourn